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Manuchehr Mourns at Fereydoon's Tomb

Manuchehr Mourns at Fereydoon's Tomb

From A6.27, The Death of Fereydoon. It illustrates A6.27.12–18:

  • A6.27.12
    Manuchehr laid the Kayanian crown aside,And bound a bloody girdle at his side.
  • A6.27.13
    By royal rite he raised a tomb of old,From lapis lazuli and crimson gold.
  • A6.27.14
    An ivory throne they set beneath the crown;Above the seat the royal crown hung down.
  • A6.27.15
    They came to bid farewell in solemn way,As rite and faith had ordered for that day.
  • A6.27.16
    They closed the tomb upon the honored king;The world brought low the lord of everything.
  • A6.27.17
    For one full week Manuchehr wept in grief;His yellow cheeks and tears found no relief.
  • A6.27.18
    One week the king remained in mourning deep;The city and bazaars joined him to weep.

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